My Rock in the Storm

When I was younger my rock in the storm was my dad. When I was feeling upset or low, I would talk to him. He always made my problems seem smaller than they were. He made it feel like everything was going to be okay. He died when I was seventeen, and there isn’t aContinue reading “My Rock in the Storm”

If I Were a Rich . . .

First of all, I want to say that this picture doesn’t remind me of untold riches. There are two things it reminds me of – one of them are family poker nights when I was a child. My nan, who I never met, used to hold card schools. When mum grew up, her and allContinue reading “If I Were a Rich . . .”

For SHARE YOUR WORLD (Squirrelly Style) 9-20-2021

If I were in a comedy duo, I would be the straight man, and my son would be the funny one. He says funny things without even trying. I think it is partly to do with his autism – he has a sort of dry humour and is naturally gifted in that way. I tendContinue reading “For SHARE YOUR WORLD (Squirrelly Style) 9-20-2021”

When I grow up

Also, this is my https://fivedotoh.com/2022/09/23/fandangos-flashback-friday-september-23rd/ In answer to the question, what did I want to be when I grew up. I’ve always wanted to be a writer, that has never changed. I am a writer now, and was when I was five. I also wanted to be an actress. I was going to be centreContinue reading “When I grow up”

For Stream of Consciousness – Puzzle

https://wordpress.com/tag/stream-of-consciousness-saturday Life is a puzzle full of pieces that fit, and some that don’t. But that is okay because we are all different. It would be boring if were all the same. Saying that, since starting my blog I have come across many like minded people. Writers of poetry, novels and short stories. I’m enjoyingContinue reading “For Stream of Consciousness – Puzzle”

Word Prompts

https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/ All this food reminded me of a project I was part of a couple of years ago. As part of my writing group we were asked to write about food stories, and ask people about their favourite food. This is what I wrote from all the different people I interviewed. They were then readContinue reading “Word Prompts”